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Saturday, May 14, 2016

It's Official - Book Tour - Once Upon a Scream

There's a lot of information out there about the Bubonic Plague, aka Black Death. I happened across several places where priests played a part in various aspects. For instance, priests helped to care for those suffering from the plague, and were sometimes responsible for spreading it before realizing they'd been infected.

They were also active in leper colonies during this same time period. This comes into play later.

The plague wiped out a huge portion of the population during that time. Medicine wasn't terribly advanced then, so many things were blamed for the disease killing people left and right. As were many people. Among those people blamed, were lepers and priests. The reason for the lepers being the obvious skin lesions, as the plague also involved lesions. Even people with bad acne were blamed and murdered by terrified citizens.

Of course, we know the plague had to do with disease. And it's prominently thought that trade had more to do with the spread than other means of spreading the wealth. Still, it was the priests who caught my attention. And the poor lepers.

My story, The Black Undeath, is a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that combines plague, leprosy, and the undead.

Check out this story and others in the new release, Once Upon a Scream, where you'll find all kinds of twisted, dark fairy tales!

Today's my official day on the book tour run by Horroraddicts.net, the creators of this anthology, but there are plenty of other fantastic authors involved:

Dan Shaurette (who also edited it)

Lynn McSweeney

J. Malcolm Stewart

Laurel
Anne Hill

Emerian Rich

Adam L. Bealby

MD Maurice

DJ Tyrer

Charles
Frierman

Alison McBain

Sara E. Lundberg

Chantal Boudreau

V.E. Battaglia

C.S. Kane

K.L. Wallis

Wayne Faust

Nickie Jamison

This book is available on Amazon in paperback now, but will also be available in e-book in about a week.

If you live near the San Francisco Bay area, Bay Con will feature a panel and release party for this book, with several of the authors, the editor, and staff attending. The party sounds like it will be a great time, and you can get the book signed by the authors who are present, as well as book plates from some who aren't able to make it. There will also be goodie bags!

Unfortunately, I won't be able to be there, but I'll be sending book plates.

Do you have any interesting facts about the Bubonic Plague? What's your favorite fairy tale? Do you prefer them dark, like the original Grimm's Fairy Tales, or light, like the Disney interpretations?

Hi Shannon - there's quite a bit going on here about the plague .. in London, and as it spread around the country - one village decided to close their doors to visitors in the hope that it wouldn't spread - it certainly helped.

I went to an exhibition in London on it - small .. but interesting all the same - cheers Hilary

Congratulations! Living in Germany, and in the city where the Bruder Grimm brothers were supposedly born, I can't help but know about them. Those tales are some of the first tales I heard about this region where I am living. I also have heard some things about the Bubonic plague but know very little. I don't usually read horror stories because I have nightmares when I do, but since this is about an historic situation, I have am going to give it a try. I read everything on my iPad so I'll purchase it when the e-book version comes out. All the best, Lady.Shalom Aleichem,Patricia

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Each book below is available for purchase. I have linked to the Amazon pages for those that have them, but more purchase links can be found on the Publications tab. The following books are available signed if you contact me directly: The Deep Dark Woods, Once Upon a Scream, and Through Clouded Eyes.

The Deep Dark Woods

My Story: The Blue Mist

Once Upon a Scream

My Story: The Black Undeath

Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie's Point of View

My Story: Metamorphosis

Dark Moon Digest #28

My Story: Faceless

Space and Time

My Story: Let's Play a Game

Grandma's Leather Sofa

Audible, reading by Hallie Ricardo

The Literary Hatchet #16

My Story: Salvation Lottery

Cheapjack Pulp

My Story: For Love of the Hunt - Free to Read

Dark Moon Digest

My Story: Shifting Sands

Bloodbond

My Story: Sound Advice

Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things

My Story: Grandma's Leather Sofa

The Flash Fiction Press

My Story: Nice Night for a Splash - Free to Read

Devolution Z

My Story: Blue Sludge Blues

Sanitarium

My Story: Maelstrom

Under the Bed

My Story: Know Thy Neighbor

Of Mist & Magic

My Story: Awakening

IWSG Guide to Publishing & Beyond

My Contribution: Querying Your Way to Publication

Tree of Life

My Story: Turning Point

Beyond the Binding

My Story: Spes et Libertas

Sunday Snaps

My Story: The Family Ruins

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Multi-published short story author, horror aficionado, and mom. I enjoy sharing what I learn along the publishing journey and helping fellow writers. I do not do book review posts except in specific instances, but am happy to host you for a guest post or book launch.